Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-06-21


was fatally injured Sheriff Matson could
not be found, and Mcdonald, ,notwithstand-
ing the strenuous efforts of his brother, the
noted politician and gambler, remained
imprisoned in his cell while the boy lay
dying.
An Aged Elephant.
BosToN, June 20th.-Biiou, the oldest
elephant IN captivity-probably 100 years
old-was given poison on Saturday night
having become too decrepit to stand up
The poison was administered in chocolate
drops, and the elephant died with its trunk
twined affectionately around its keeper
The body will be buried in an air-tight vat
until decomposition is complete, when the
skeleton will be mounted Biiou was
brought here sixty years ago from Africa,
and has travelled with nearly every circus
on the road, and also made a long soiourn
in Germany.
Rumored Cabinet Changes.
WASHINGTON, June 20th.-A gentleman
who is on terms of intimacy with the
President, and whose relations with several
members of the Cabinet are equally close,
said yesterday that Secretary Lamar would
be nominated by the President for the seat
on the bench of the Supreme Court made
vacant by the death of Justice Woods, and
unless something unforeseen arises before
the time of Lamars nomination. he will
accept. The gentleman also said that the
next Secretary of the Interior will be a
Northern Democrat and Union soldier.
Stagnation in Wheat.
CHICAGO, June 20th.-The keynote of to-
days trading may be found in the one
word "stagnation." This is the calm fol-
lowing the storm. The houses that went
down with the burst wheat clique are COM
pletely tied up in network of litigation,
and weeks must elapse before some of the
concerns will be able to know where they
stand, while months will be required to
straighten the affairs of the larger firms.
The Negro Trouble.
COLUMBIA Is. CO., June 20th.-Colonel
Traynham, of the Governors staff, and
Adjutent-GeneralB Bopham are still in Lau
rens county investigating the threatened
uprising of negroes. The Laurens Guards
are under arms awaiting orders from the
Governor. The trouble is centered eighteen
miles from the town of Laurens The ex-
element and alarm in the county is una
bated.
French Murderer Arrested.
New YORK, June 20th.-Before Commits
sioner Osborne to-day Lucien Marne, who
arrived here from France on Saturday, was
the arrival of extradition papers. Marne
is charged with having murdered and
robbed his uncle in France.
The Chicago Boodlers.
CHICAGO, June 20th.-The question of
admitting the convicted boodlers to bail has
been taken under advisement by Judge
Shepard State Attorney Grinnell an
nounced that he would be ready on Wednes-
day 10 commence the trial of the next
case.
Natural Gas Bonanza.
DENVER, June 20th-Messrs. J. J. Thorn
as 4 Co., of this city, have been prospect
ing some land they own near here for coal.
AT depth of 200 feet they have struck
what promises to be fine gas we'll. If it
turns out as they expect it will, the gas
will be piped into Denver.
Five Months Strike Ended.
WORCESTER Mass, June 20th.-At a
mass meeting of the locked-out bootmakers
to-day it was decided that all but lasters
and bottomers should return to work on
the best terms possible. This practically
ends the great strike which has been in pro-
gress for five months.
Baseball Record.
CINCINNATI, June 20th.-Cincinnati 8,
ST. Louis 4.
New YoRK-Metropolita 8, Athletic 5.
BALTIMoRE-Baltimore 3, Brooklyn 5.
CLEvELAND-Louisville 10, Cleveland IL.
Arrest of Supposed Train Robbers.
AUSTIN tTex.), June Goth. - Governor
Ross received telegram to-day informing
him of the arrest of three desperate char
acters in Lavaca county, suspected of being
implicated in the Southern Pacific train
robbery last Saturday morning.
The Deadly Fire-Damp.
PARIS, June 20th.-An explosion of fire.
damp occurred to-day while men were
boring the railway tunnel in the Depart
ment of Haute Alps. Twelve italian
lahorers were killed and thirty injured.
Evictions in the Coke Regions.
NATRoSA, (Pa.,) June 20,h-The eviction
of the strikers from the houses belonging
to the Pennsylvania Works commenced to-
day, two families being elected.
Coffee Stronger Yesterday.
New YORK, June 20th.-The coffee
market yesterday opened very strong and
prices went nearly one cent and quarter
over the closing prices on Saturday.
Daniels Last Journey.
BosToN, June 20th.-Eccentric Daniel,
known as the great American traveller" !"
died this morning at Chelsea, aged rs years.